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Repealing Obama's health care law won't be easy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Yes, if Mitt Romney wins the White House and his Republican allies retake the Senate, he could shred most of President Barack Obama's health care law without having to overpower a...
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LGMC, OGHS Honored as "Most Wired" Hospitals
Two Acadiana hospitals have been recognized by a trade magazine as two of the most wired hospitals in the nation. Lafayette General Medical Center and the Opelousas General Health System were honored...
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Senate Dems ready $272b tax-cut extension bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The highest earning Americans would pay a top rate of 23.8 percent for capital gains and dividends next year under a $272 billion, one-year extension of tax cuts that Senate...
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BBB Issues Business Alert for Solicitation Invoices from US Telecom
Better Business Bureau is warning businesses of misleading invoices being mailed to companies all over the country- including Louisiana - by an Ontario, California-based company, US Telecom (UST).The...
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US drought grows to cover widest area since 1956
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A new report shows the drought gripping the United States is the widest since 1956.The monthly State of the Climate drought report released Monday by the National Climactic Data...
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Traffic Stop Nets $40,000 Worth of Weed
An Ohio man is in the Calcasieu Parish Jail following a marijuana bust on I-10. Michael D. Boeh, 45, Cincinnati, was stopped for a traffic violation between Vinton and Sulphur. Deputies say a search...
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Coroner confirms body is missing St. Martinville teen
The St. Martin Parish Coroner's Office confirms the body found Sunday near Capprito Rd. in St. Martinville is 18-year-old Dylon Boudreaux. Family and friends had been searching for Boudreaux since he...
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Two Arrested for 4th-Offense DWI
Two people have been charged with fourth-offense DWI following separate incidents Saturday in Calcasieu Parish. Christina Lynch was arrested early Saturday morning after she ran her car off the road...
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Millions spent on upkeep of empty Katrina lots
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - More than 3,000 lots flooded by Hurricane Katrina and bought with federal money in an emergency bailout sit idle across this city - a major drain on federal, state and city coffers...
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UL Ranks 3rd in Preseason Sun Belt Poll, Places 5 On All-Conference Team
Five Ragin‘ Cajuns players were named to the 2012 preseason All-Sun Belt football team and Louisiana was picked to finish third in the Sun Belt Conference this season in the preseason poll in...
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FDA approves first pill to help prevent HIV
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection, a milestone in the 30-year battle against the virus that causes AIDS. The...
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Source: Mariah Carey in the mix for 'Idol'
NEW YORK (AP) - "American Idol" may be getting a worldwide idol as a judge - Mariah Carey. A person familiar with the show's negotiations says Carey is being pursued to join the judging panel of the...
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Man accused of stabbing roommate
A Lafayette man is accused of stabbing his roommate. When deputies arrived at a home in the 6300 block of West Congress around 7:48 Sunday night, they found family members restraining 28-year-old...
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Kleckly to Hold Hearing on Medicaid Cuts
A joint committee in the state legislature will meet Thursday for a briefing on cuts to the state's Medicaid program. House Speaker Chuck Kleckley (R-Lake Charles) says the purpose of the meeting is...
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Aide says Romney could announce VP pick this week
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A top adviser to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he could name his running mate by the end of the week. Senior aide Eric Fehrnstrom says Romney hasn't...
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Port of Delcambre's Marketing Manager Brings Sailboat
DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) - The Port of Delcambre's new marketing manager brought her home to the port. Katherine Kenworthy and her husband, Jim, live on a 45-foot cutter sailboat called Dream Away. The...
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'Today' and new co-host fall to 'GMA' in Week 1
NEW YORK (AP) - A majority of morning viewers has greeted the arrival of Savannah Guthrie with a yawn in her first week as "Today" show co-anchor. Nielsen says NBC's "Today" was beaten last week by...
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CODOFIL Campaign Raises $16,000 in Two Weeks
FrancoJeunes has raised $16,000 as part of a recent fundraising campaign for CODOFIL. The group of young French-speaking Louisiana professionals, who are dedicated to keeping the Francophone culture...
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CPSO Arrests Man for Obscenity
In June, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office received a call from a nursing home to report that a man, who was not a resident, would stand outside on the grounds and bang on the glass doors and after...
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Rain Chances Decrease Slightly for Mid-Week
The daily deluges in Acadiana should decrease slightly for Tuesday and Wednesday as drier more stable air moves in from the east. As a result, rain chances should decrease to closer to 20% for a...
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